GoPro recommendations

[Chuck_Dickey]

I just bought a GoPro4 Black on AMEX points and am wondering what kind of accessories you recommend for cool waterski stills and video's ?

 

This is what I already bought;

 

Dual Battery Charger + Battery

SanDisk Extreme® 64GB microSDXC™

Floaty Backdoor

Anti-Fog Inserts

Chesty (Chest Harness)

Surfboard Mounts

[JWebSki]

I just lost my gopro to the bottom of the lake this summer. So if you're going to use it on your ski the floaty backdoor and a string for backup is a must.

[zyokes]

a head strap is a good angle sometimes just make sure you have a safety string attached to your lifey and the camera to make sure if it falls off its still attached.

[BrennanKMN]

Yep, strap it down really good. I lost mine 1st time out and it was even tied down. The whole plastic mount snapped.

That left a sad image with GoPro's for me so I doubt I will get another for awhile. I don't like throwing money away.

[JWebSki]

@BrennanKMN‌ the same exact thing happened to me the mount snapped and I even had a safety string but that was on the mount not the camera

[TDET]

I lost mine also, I was using the suction cup mount with the floaty. My 2nd GOPRO,the mount snapped but didn't sink. I wonder how many are lost every year.

[Waternut]

Owned the original gopro and then bought the hero2. Was not happy about snapping a mount on my mountain bike and ultimately having the camera unclip from the mount on my ski...been at the bottom of the lake ever since. Never was real impressed with the first person video quality so I've never purchased another.

 

On a more positive note... the best quality (non professional) gopro video's I've ever seen were chesty mounts.

[disland]

The surfers are all using the mouth holder. Thats how most of the best tube videos are done. Has anyone tried it with skiing?

[mikegile]

Sounds like GoPro has a good business model. Keep em commin'

[thager]

Why bother with all that trouble? Buy one and then throw it in the lake!

[SSfilms]

DIY Mounts are the best. You would be amazed at what you can build for a few bucks at the hardware store. Just gotta think out of the box.

[ski6]

@Chuck_Dickey‌

Buy a suction cup mount but remember to tie your gopro to your boot so that you don't lose the camera if the suction cup mount falls off.

 

Other options are to buy the seat-post mount to attach to your handle.

 

The 3rd person view mounts are also great to have - www.wizmount.com

 

Have a look at my footage on my youtube channel www.youtube.com/skitrav or Instagram: skitrav which may help you to decide what mounts to buy.

[zenxteninc]

This is a sweet setup..